CVE-2016-1494
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1494
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-1494.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2016-1494
- Aliases
- Related
- Published
- 2016-01-13T15:59:02Z
- Modified
- 2025-04-12T10:46:40Z
- Downstream
- Severity
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- 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The verify function in the RSA package for Python (Python-RSA) before 3.3 allows attackers to spoof signatures with a small public exponent via crafted signature padding, aka a BERserk attack.
- References
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- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79829
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-01/msg00032.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/05/3
- https://blog.filippo.io/bleichenbacher-06-signature-forgery-in-python-rsa/
- https://bitbucket.org/sybren/python-rsa/pull-requests/14/security-fix-bb06-attack-in-verify-by/diff
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175897.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-January/175942.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1494
Affected packages
Debian:11 / python-rsa
Package
- Name
- python-rsa
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/python-rsa?arch=source
Debian:12 / python-rsa
Package
- Name
- python-rsa
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/python-rsa?arch=source
Debian:13 / python-rsa
Package
- Name
- python-rsa
- Purl
- pkg:deb/debian/python-rsa?arch=source